Have a relaxing weekend
Any fun plans for this weekend? We’re laying low and planning to sip on these while starting season 3 of Girls (have you watched it?). Hope you have a relaxing weekend and here are a few links from...
Read MoreOh Kale Yeah Tote
Have you guys seen the Oh Kale Yeah tote? I saw it for the first time on the subway last night. It would make a fun Christmas or birthday gift, don’t you think (and only $18)? PS. Gift...
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Vacation Idea: Rent a Boulder House
How cozy would it be to hunker down in northern Portugal’s ‘House of Stone’ on a chilly Christmas day? Built between four large boulders found on the site in the Fafe mountains, this boulder house is often referred to...
Read MoreHalloween in NYC
On Halloween night, Dan and I joined thousands of other costume-clad spectators to watch the New York City 41st annual Village Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village, and it was an experience for the books! A few of our...
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Find us on Facebook!
Just a quick update to let you all know that The City and Us has a Facebook page! Want to be friends? : ) I’ll be updating the page regularly so be sure to “like”...
Read MoreDo You Have a Pet?
Petunia (pictured above) is our friends’ pet bunny. Isn’t she cute? When we had dinner at their house the other night we met Petunia, Sirius (another bunny), and Don the turtle. Growing up, I always had dogs....
Read MoreWhat are you going to be for Halloween?
What are your plans for Friday? Anyone doing anything fun for Halloween? We’re going with a group of friends to check out the parade in the village Friday evening (apparently Whoopi Goldberg is the Grand...
Read MoreLeather Lunch Bags
Marie Turnor has designed beautiful clutches inspired by the iconic shape of the brown paper lunch bag. These supple roll-down leather lunch bags come in four different sizes: The Picnic, The Lunch, The Dinner and The Snak....
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Vegetarian Chili with Sweet Potatoes
Happy Friday everyone! This week has been a long one for us and we’re ready for a couple days off. Here’s an impromptu Vegetarian Chili with Sweet Potatoes recipe I made the other day with ingredients...
Read MoreWhat motivates us?
Have you guys seen this animation adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)? It illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at...
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